CODE OF ETHICS - Ministry of Youth Development

2.1
Papakainga
Ensuring Key Connections
Youth Workers will endeavour to relate to, create, strengthen and maintain
young people’s connections to their key social environments.
Youth Workers will recognise and honour the importance of the relationship
with whakapapa through whanau, marae, hapu and iwi when working with
Tangata Whenua.
Youth Workers will recognise the importance of family/whanau and the
complex nature of these relationships. Youth Workers seek to strengthen
the relationship between young people and their whanau.
Youth Workers balance the importance of family/whanau with the young
person’s need to work towards independence (e.g. when working with
young people of mixed abilities).
2.2
Tautauamoa
Working Collaboratively
Youth Workers will respect and co-operate with other professionals and/
or other significant people involved in the young person’s life to secure the
best possible outcomes for the young people they engage with. There may
be issues of confidentiality to take into account.
Where a youth organisation contracts or invites an individual or agency for
a specific purpose (e.g. outdoor recreation, facilitation etc.) there will be
clear communication between the two regarding expectations.
Youth Workers will network and build relationships with other Youth
Workers in order to gain collegial support and to share experiences, skills
and knowledge.
Youth Workers will connect with and strengthen networks with other key
groups that contribute towards young people’s development.
Youth Workers will relate to fellow workers with integrity, respect, courtesy,
openness and honesty.
Youth Workers will seek guidance from Tangata Whenua with regard to
working with rangatahi.
Where there is concern regarding a Youth Workers practice that is too
serious to be resolved by discussion it must be brought to the attention of
the appropriate bodies.
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